Method and device for providing streaming content
US9794312B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6582
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata of the content may be efficiently divided for a purpose of use of a terminal based on general media information or specific media information, and may be transmitted to the terminal. A group may include one or more representations of content. The metadata may include a group element, and the group element may provide a summary of attributes of one or more representations included in the group.
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